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[[Image:AsahiSakura.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Cherry blossoms bloom in Asahi]]
 
'''Asahi''' (朝日町 : ''Asahi-chō'') is a small but friendly town in northern Mie with a population of about 10,000.
 
'''Asahi''' (朝日町 : ''Asahi-chō'') is a small but friendly town in northern Mie with a population of about 10,000.
    
*'''[[Post Office]]'''
 
*'''[[Post Office]]'''
 
*:5 min walk from Asahi Station (JR).  There is also one in nearby [[Kawagoe]] on Route 1, about 5 min bike ride from Kawagoe High School)
 
*:5 min walk from Asahi Station (JR).  There is also one in nearby [[Kawagoe]] on Route 1, about 5 min bike ride from Kawagoe High School)
*'''Launderette'''  
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*'''Laundry Mat'''  
 
*:On Route 1 across from the grouping of ramen shops
 
*:On Route 1 across from the grouping of ramen shops
 
*'''Dry Cleaners''' -  
 
*'''Dry Cleaners''' -  
 
*:There is a newly opened women's clinic along Route 66. A general health clinic is located next to the Family Mart, and a third is one block from the old kindergarten. The closest English speaking health clinic is in Masuo - one stop north on the Kintetsu line (towards Kuwana).
 
*:There is a newly opened women's clinic along Route 66. A general health clinic is located next to the Family Mart, and a third is one block from the old kindergarten. The closest English speaking health clinic is in Masuo - one stop north on the Kintetsu line (towards Kuwana).
 
*'''Bike repair shop'''
 
*'''Bike repair shop'''
*:Near Ise-Asahi Station (Kintetsu)
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*:There's no longer a bike repair shop in town. The closest one is at the bicycle shop on Route 1, near KawagoeTomisuhara train station.
    
==Shopping==
 
==Shopping==
 
*'''Local grocery store'''
 
*'''Local grocery store'''
 
*:Between the two train stations.  Very friendly and sells seasonal fruit and veg.
 
*:Between the two train stations.  Very friendly and sells seasonal fruit and veg.
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